Sextant repair and maintenance is a vital step when planning for safe travel over the open water. Unfortunately, the practice has become a rare commodity with many preferring to replace, rather than repair. Through the luck of the stars, Celestaire, Inc. has found a South Florida expert with the skills and experience necessary to refresh, repair, and recalibrate your prized sextant like new.
Craig Grosby is a licensed USCG captain with over 40 years of experience and is also a celestial navigation instructor. In his spare time, you can find him in his workshop disassembling, cleaning, lubricating, and adjusting sextants to restore them to perfect working order. Craig’s passion and experience in sextant repair can save you from buying a costly replacement and also save you out at sea. Something as simple as clouded glass and a sticky index arm can turn a crucial sighting into a costly miscalculation. We are proud to have Craig’s fine work and reputation available to our valued customers, and we recommend you contact Craig for details on how to send your sextant in for a tune up before setting sail on your next voyage. If your sextant has been dropped, damaged, or broken we recommend reaching out to Craig for a repair estimate, as he has access to all the necessary factory parts to restore your sextant back into a precision tool for safe and accurate celestial navigation.
For those interested in getting your sextant serviced, please contact Craig Grosby at cgrosby@hotmail.com or +1 (954) 849-4707.
The price for basic sextant maintenance is US$159.00 + return shipping and includes disassembly of component parts, cleaning, oiling, and adjusting. When service is complete, the unit will be tested, and you will receive a calibration certificate. If your instrument requires more work or replacement parts, the time and cost will increase on a case-by-case basis. The process for a free repair estimate is simple, send a few photos by email before you mail the unit. Price is guaranteed.
For more information feel free to email us at info@celestaire.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible.